Senna (Cassia angustifolia)سناء

Senna leaves

Senna is a plant that grows in HIJAZ (Western Arabia) and the best kind of it grows in Makkah, Senna is hot and dry in the first degree and it is a good, mild medication that does not cause any side effects. Senna helps against bile and black bile ailments and strengthens the heart. Senna is useful against melancholic obsession and corporal incisions, relaxes the muscles and improves the hair. It helps against lice, headache, pustules, rashes and epilepsy. It is better to cook Senna as a whole and drink three measures of its soup than cooking it crushed. In addition, it is better to cook the Senna mixed with violet flowers and red raisins, after removing the seeds.